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66-2 2.5"
Bought this guy the udder day. 66-2 In pretty nice shape Made in '87. Came with orig grips which is getting pretty rare these days. No flame cutting. Has Dept. or Agency ser# rollmarked under sideplate. If anybody has a similarly marked gun (placement, font, ser# length) and has an idea of where it came from please post info. I know it's a stretch figuring it out. Probably was issued to Peruvian mounted Llama corps..
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Peruvian mounted Llama coprs....that there is funny....
I haven't seen another marked that way, seems a newer method than what was available when the -2 was being manufactured....is it laser etched?
That's a fine 66 either way. My first S&W was a 66-2
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Peruvian mounted Llama coprs....that there is funny....
I haven't seen another marked that way, seems a newer method than what was available when the -2 was being manufactured....is it laser etched?
That's a fine 66 either way. My first S&W was a 66-2
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It does appear to be laser etched, barely breaks the surface. I removed some scratches from the upper sideplate. I'm getting fairly good at using Scotch brite on stainless. I'm tempted to remove the number.
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That gun came for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center Police department in Forsyth GA. This was right before the transition to autos. State Patrol was getting 4 inch 66's, the GBI had our 2 1/2 inch 66's, Corrections had 4 inch 65's. GSP went to 4506 or 5906-Trooper's choice; GBI went to 469s in 9mm; Corrections stayed with 65s. Many of these traded guns wound up in Forsyth at the Training center. Some , obviously not yours, were used in training, others issued to staff. When THESE revolvers were traded in, Clyde Armory in Athens GA bought many of them. What you have there, I can say with 100% certainty, is a gun that was bought new by the State of Georgia for issue to a GBI agent. Hope this helps and is not boring!
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Boring? QUITE THE OPPOSITE!
This is more info than I ever expected. I certainly appreciate your taking the time to respond to my post. I'm going to leave the number on the gun since I now have the background you provided. Considering the myriad of possibilities what are chances that someone would know where it came from?
st regis, I can't thank you enough.
Want to know info and background on S&W firearms, this forum with it's members is the place to go
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The pinned front sight seems is out of the ordinary also for that gun,nice.
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